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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?...5&Product=winxp

Where do you get this OEM version that doesn't need activation? When ever I've built computers for myself or friends and family I've always had to activate XP. The CD's I've use are OEM cds from Microsoft which I've bought from a local computer shop or newegg.com

I should have known that from the title of your post. If I'm not mistaken nlite integrates the files directly into the windows install where the /integrate method runs each exe using svcpack.inf. What does your svcpack.inf file look like, if you have one? What does the windows update site show?

I couldn't get it to work until I installed a WHQL signed driver using oempnpdrivers in winnt.sif. Also 800X600 is the lowest res they supported. But don't know if that was the drivers or windows. Also had success integrating them with nlite.

What method did you use to integrate them? I used the manual method ie hotfix.exe /integrate full path to CD source. In my svcpack are to files for each hotfix I integrated. hotfix1.exe hotfix1.cat hotfix2.exe hotfix2.cat etc. you .ca_ are compressed cat files but I have no idea why your missing the exe files.

You may want to check the AutoIt thread as I have done it with 1 script. I will do that

I couldn't get you .msi file to work either. So I made two autoit scripts to install it. I have to run the first one then reboot the computer and run the second one for it to install correctly.

The runonceex.cmd is entering keys in the runonceex key in the registry. These will be ran on the first boot. If you want you can place this line at the end of you runonceex.cmd and it will execute the programs at t12. start /wait rundll32.exe iernonce.dll,RunOnceExProcess or you can call another cmd file in cmdlines.txt using regedit /s. Or even using regedit in you runonceex.cmd would work. as long as the registry entries are applied before the first boot they will be applied to all users

I played around with this awhile ago. you can make an unattended install with an update xp cd, But it will ask for your qualifying CD during install the same as a normal install. I never did get it to do a true unattended install. The best I did was to create a tools (I think) dir on the unattended CD. Then when setup asked for the qualifying CD press enter and it continues after finding that dir. But there is no need to have an OS already installed to use an upgrade CD

I used network as the filter. But the winnt.sif method would probably be easier

Using ntregmon I fouund that this registry tweak that disables it on my system. I suggest you disable it and export this registry key on your system [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network] "FilterClasses"

Everything under $$\ get copied to the windows folder. So you need to use OemPnPDriversPath="%windir%\Drivers\000_intel_INF"

put command0= command1= etc infront of each command you use.

Do you have [unattended] UnattendMode = FullUnattended in your winnt.sif?

Have you read this tutorial? http://unattended.msfn.org/index.htm They just copied the CD in to a directory on the hard drive called XPCD. create the $oem$ inside that folder at the same level as you i386 folder. The winnt.sif file goes in the i386 folder.

Just ran into this myself and found that you have to edit dosnet.inf and add the files under [FloppyFiles.1] and [Files] I'm using BartPE, but it should be the same

You'll have to match windows according to other text on the windows. for example WinwaitActive("title","other text"). You might want to search for opt in autoit help. You can set different modes the autoit searched windows for text.

I've been using the following cmd file to install the command console from CD without any problems. I modidied it to install over a network. During installation an error window pops up. when I click on OK the install continues with no problem. I type winnt32.exe /? at a command prompt but not sure what they mean by anvanced options. How can I get rid of this so its unattended? cmdow @ /HID @ECHO OFF REM for %%i in (D: E: F: G: H: I: J: K: L: M: N: O: P: Q: R: S: T: U: V: X: Y: Z:) do if exist %%i\win51 set CDROM=%%i net use i: \\jimscomp\windist /USER:jim ********** ECHO Please wait, Recovery Console is being installed locally. i:\i386\winnt32.exe /dudisable /cmdcons /unattend md %systemroot%\Source\i386 ECHO Please wait, source files are being copied. This may take several minutes. xcopy /Y /E /H i:\i386\*.* %systemroot%\Source\i386\ xcopy /Y /E /F /C /R /H i:\i386\*.sys %systemdrive%\cmdcons\ ECHO Adding registry entries. REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" /v "SourcePath" /t REG_SZ /d "%systemroot%\\Source\\" /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" /v "ServicePackSourcePath" /t REG_SZ /d "%systemroot%\\Source\\" /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Setup/RecoveryConsole/SecurityLevel" /v "ValueType" /t REG_DWORD /d 00000004 /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Setup/RecoveryConsole/SecurityLevel" /v "DisplayType" /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Setup/RecoveryConsole/SecurityLevel" /v "DisplayName" /t REG_SZ /d "Recovery console: Allow automatic administrative logon" /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Setup/RecoveryConsole/SetCommand" /v "ValueType /t REG_DWORD /d 00000004 /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Setup/RecoveryConsole/SetCommand" /v "DisplayType" /t REG_DWORD /d 00000000 /f REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SeCEdit\Reg Values\MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Setup/RecoveryConsole/SetCommand" /v "DisplayName"/t REG_SZ /d "Recovery console: Allow floppy copy and access to all drives and all folders" /f ECHO Done. EXIT

Yes, they need to go in the AMD64 folder. You don't need the winnt.bat file when installing from cd.

You need to download autoit from http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ and compile the scripts. I tried to attach them but was told I coudn't Also uploaded them to eazyshare in a file called audigy2.zip but don't know how to make it available to download. crap I can't even figure out how to download it from there myself.

Heres what I do, but before I go on note I don't use all the extra programs loaded when I install creative drivers from CD. All I care about is getting sound out of my speakers which this does. Also at the moment I'm using a 2.1 setup and I don't think this will automatically setup for 4.1 or 5.1 speakers. anyway create a folder in $OEM$\$1\DRIVERS\004SND\AUDIGY2 and copy the drivers off my cd into that folder. I can't find the CD at the moment and don't remember is I was able to just copy them or had to do something special to extract them. Add the following to my winnt.sif [Unattended] OemPnPDriversPath = "%SystemDrive%\DRIVERS\004SND\AUDIGY2;" download the latest drivers from creative and place them in my install folder. amd add the following to my runonceex.cmd REG ADD %KEY%\238 /VE /D "Sound Blaster Audigy2" /f REG ADD %KEY%\238 /V 1 /D "hidec /w %CDROM%\install\SBA2_EAX4DRV_031031\eax4drv.exe" /f REG ADD %KEY%\238 /V 2 /D "hidec /w %CDROM%\install\SFBM_WEB_030909\sfbm.exe" /f don't know where my head was, I forgot the most important thing I use two autoit scripts eax4drv.exe Opt("WinWaitDelay",100) Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4) Opt("WinDetectHiddenText",1) Opt("ExpandEnvStrings",1) Opt("MouseCoordMode",0) Opt("TrayIconDebug",1) Run('Setup.exe') WinWait("Information","") If Not WinActive("Information","") Then WinActivate("Information","") WinWaitActive("Information","") Send("{ENTER}") WinWait("Installation Wizard","") If Not WinActive("Installation Wizard","") Then WinActivate("Installation Wizard","") WinWaitActive("Installation Wizard","") Sleep(1000) Send("{ALTDOWN}y{ALTUP}") Sleep(1000) Send("{ALTDOWN}n{ALTUP}") Sleep(1000) WinWait("Installation Wizard","Finish") If Not WinActive("Installation Wizard","Finish") Then WinActivate("Installation Wizard","Finish") WinWaitActive("Installation Wizard","Finish") Send("{DOWN}{ENTER}") sfbm.exe Opt("WinWaitDelay",100) Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4) Opt("WinDetectHiddenText",1) Opt("ExpandEnvStrings",1) Opt("MouseCoordMode",0) Opt("TrayIconDebug",1) Run('Setup.exe') WinWait("Installation Wizard","") If Not WinActive("Installation Wizard","") Then WinActivate("Installation Wizard","") WinWaitActive("Installation Wizard","") Sleep(1000) Send("{ENTER}") Sleep(1000) Send("{ALTDOWN}n{ALTUP}") Sleep(1000) WinWait("Installation Wizard","Finish") If Not WinActive("Installation Wizard","Finish") Then WinActivate("Installation Wizard","Finish") WinWaitActive("Installation Wizard","Finish") Sleep(1000) send("{ENTER}")

I haven't tried it, but I wonder if you could do this with detached program in winnt.sif?

This works for me Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced] "Start_ShowSetProgramAccessAndDefaults"=dword:00000000 "Start_ShowPrinters"=dword:00000000

Its been awhile since I made a multi-boot cd. But the file is used to identify the cd. You can use any file on the root of the cd or make your own small text file. Edit findcd and replace WIN51 with whatever file you choose.

It depends on what you have installed. What I mean by that is, its the program being installed that puts the entries in msconfig startup. Most of the time I've found that most can be disabled without problems. In the services tab check hide microsoft services, again I've found most of those left can be disabled without problems, but it depends on the program that installed them. You'll have to either do a little trouble shooting by disabling everything then finding what doesn't work and reenabling items until you find the one that needs to be enabled Or you could post what programs don't work and what you've disabled and someone that runs the same program could help.